Bombay HC scraps Navi Mumbai land allotment to real estate major

The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside the allotment of 3.3-lakh sq ft of prime land in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi to real estate giant K Raheja Corporation, stating that the allotment of land by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra in December, 2003, during the Congress-NCP regime was “illegal and arbitrary”.

The court said CIDCO – a state government undertaking responsible for town planning in Navi Mumbai – should reclaim “vacant possession of the land within six months.” The court left a window open for regularisation, permitting K Raheja Corporation to approach CIDCO with a proposal to regularise the allotment. A senior state official said CIDCO would have to approach the Urban Development headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis before exercising either options according to prevalent norms. Ironically, the alleged irregularities in the allotment first came to light in 2005 after the BJP, which was then the principal opposition party in Maharashtra, raised the issue in the state legislature. The BJP government, now in power, would be tested on this, officials said. -

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